There’s an Acronym for That!

Are telephony people lazy?  Are they really too busy, or are they spies?  Telephony is a business of acronyms which hide real meanings.  One commonly used acronym is CIC.  This stands forCarrier Identification Code, but is used to mean which switches a toll free number is routed to.  

Another is NASC.  It means North American Service Center, but it REALLY means taking a number away from a resp org if they refuse to release it after a legitimate request.  It also stand for North American Spondylitis Consortium and 45 other definitions, but hey, we in telephony know what it means.

Finally, there is NANPA.  North American Numbering Plan Administration.  That stands for the good guys in white hats who got us all in this mess.

TTYL,

Esther